Side bearing for cars.



B. D. LOCKWOOD.

SIDE BEARING FOR CARS APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, 19:1.

Patented Dec. 14, 1915.

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Wu/ m COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO..\VASHlNflTON.-D- cl' BURNS D. LOCKWOOD, OEBELLEVUE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 PRESSED STEEL can COMPANY, or PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A Conronarron or new JERSEY.

SIDE BEARING FOR GARS.

"Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 14,1915.

Application:filed November 29,1911. .Serial'No. 663,109.

No. 444: Dawson avenue, Bellevue, in athe county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Side Bearings for.Gars,.of which the following is a specification.

My invention relateslto improvements n railway car side bearings in which one of said side bearing members islocatcd on the under side of and toward the end of the body-bolster, and the other or lower member on the truck bolster immediately beneath said member located .on said body .bolster, there being a clearance space provided between said members, thereby adapting the trucks of a car so that they may change their positions with regard to the body of the can-by turningon their respective king pins, when it is necessary for the car to pass around a curve, and an object of my invention is to provide a means whereby such clearance space between the uppenbearing member and the lower bearing membenof a set of such bearing members, may be adjusted, when, because of the bendingor de formation of the b.ody;bolster,.the clearance space originally provided becomes closed,

thereby causing the bearing members to constantly bear or grind upon-each other, so that when the car turns a-curve, itdoes so with greater difiieulty, has greater tendency to leave the rails, and more readily wears away both the rails and flanges ofthe car wheels. The clearance-space between the upper bearing member and the lower bearing member may also beadj-usted, when, ow

ing to excessive wear of either the upper bearing plate or lower bearing plate, or 7 both, the clearance space originally provided becomes too great, perm ttlng a the lear .a to rock on its trucks to an undeslra-ble or danthe car.

\Vith-these and other objects in view, the

hereinafter more fully described, shown on ,ence characters outdeparting fromthe spirit or sacrificing :anyof the advantages of the invention,

In the .drawings, in which similar referrefer to similar parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a plan view of one half of a body bolster showing my new adjustable side bearingariranged thereon. Fig. ,2 is a side elevational view of the same, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the body bolster on line 33, showingmy improved side bearing in position, and Fig. aishows a similarsectional view, adjustment having been made in the clearance between the two bearing members.-

1 is onehalf of a body bolster made of cast steelor other cast metal having flanges 2, 3 which serve to connect the bolster to the ,center and draft v-sills respectively. 4: indicates the web of the bolster, and 5 and ,6

the top and bottom flangesrespectively. 7

indicates theend of the bolster on which the. side sill rests and 8 represents an additional flange to which theside sillimay be secured.

At asuitable point between the ends of the bolster-an opening 9 is made in the web 4 .of the bolster, such opening being provided with flanges 10, 10 of any suitable form for the purpose of strengthening the web of the bolster where it has been weakened 1 as result of making the opening 9 therein. An additional horizontal flange 11 is also provided which together with the horizontal, portion 12 of the bottom flange .6,

and the -metal therebetween, are provided with an openingll3 adapted to receive and permit the, passlng therethrough of the stem of the side bearing member.

The: side bearing member 14:, is of approXi-.

mately 1T shape, and consists of a lower or bearing portlon 15, adapted to Contact or cooperate with the lower bearing member lfi on the truck bolster, 17 indicating the bearing and wearing surface of the bearing member. The portion 15 is provided with a stem portion l8,whic-h extends through the opening 13 in the body bolster web and I lower flange members above referredto. The stem portion 18 is made longer thanithe the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed ,out in the appended claims it :being understoodthat changes inthe iorrn, j proportion, size and minoimdeta-i-ls maybe made, within the scope of the claims,withlength of the opening 13,}andextends beyond it ,asuficlent distance ,to permit of the application" thereon of a number of plate a downwardly depending side bearing mempassed to secure the bearing member in position in the bolster, although any other tween the flange 12 of the bolster memberand the upper side of the lower or bearing portion 15 of the side bearing member at the point indicated by the reference figure22 and as illustrated in Fig. 4, or vice versa.

From the foregoing description it will be readily understood that in the event of the clearance space between the face 17 of the upper side bearing member 15, becoming excessive through wear or other causes, it is only necessary to remove the key 21 from the stem 18 of the bearing member, withdraw the stem 18 from the opening 13 in the bolster member, remove one or more of the washers 19, and'place them on the stem 18 of the bearing member, so that they will occupy a position between the upper side of the lower or bearing portion 15 of the bearing member and the horizontal portion 12, of the lower flange 6 of the bolster member as shown'in Fig. 4:; or in the event of the washers being in position shown in. Fig.

4t, and the clearance space between the upper and lower side bearing members not being sufficient, the washers between the upper side of the lower or bearing portion 15 of the bearing member and the horizontal portion 12, of the lower flange 6, of the bolster member may be removed from position shown in 1 Fig. 4, and placed in position as shown in 40 I Fig. 3;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination withv a car bolster, of a downwardly depending side bearing member vertically movable relatively to the bolster, and means for securing said side bear- 'ing rigidly in preferred vertical position relative to said bolster.

'2. The combination with a car bolster, of

ber vertically adjustable relatively to the bolster, and means for s curing said side bearing rigidly in preferred vertical positions relative to said bolster.

3. The combination with a car bolster, of

a side bearing vertically adjustable relative to said bolster, and washer and key means carried by said bearing member for securing said side bearing member in preferred vertical position relative tov said bolster.

- 4. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing member of substantially T shape, a recess in said bolster adapted to receive the stem of the T shaped side bearing member, washers adapted to be carried by the stem of said T shaped side bearing member, and securing means for securing said side bearing member and washers to said bolster.

5. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing member of substantially T- shape, washers for adjusting the vertical position of said side bearing member, and means for'securing said side bearing mem ber and washers in said bolster.

6. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing member, a recess in said bolster, adaptedto receive a portion of said side bearing member, washers for adjusting the vertical position of said side bearing 7. In a car bolster, a side bearing member of substantially T shape, a vertical recess in said bolster adapted to receive the stem of said T shaped bearing member, a washer on the stem of said T shaped bearing member, and an aperture in said bolster to receive said washer, and means for securing the stem of said T shaped bearing member in the said recess and aperture in said bolster.

8. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing member vertically movable relative to said bolster, a stem portion integral with said side bearing member, a pin passed through said stem portion, and means interposed between said bolster and pin for adjusting said side bearing member.

9. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing vertically adjustable relative to said bolster, a plurality of washers between said bolster and side bearing, and means engaging said side bearing and washers for securing said side bearing in preferred vertical position.

10. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing mounted in said bolster, washers on said side bearing engaging with said bolster and means passed through said side bearing engaging with said washers for securing said side bearing in preferred vertical position.

11. In a car bolster having a recess and an aperture formed therein, a side bearing having a portion which is adapted to fit in said recess, washers on said side bearing engaging with the bottom of said aperture, and means engaging said washers and side bear- 7 ing for securing said side bearing in preferred vertical position.

12. The combination with a car bolster, of a side bearing member mounted within said bolster, means interposed between said side bearing member and bolster for adjusting the height of said side bearing member rela-' tive to said bolster, and means for locking said side bearing member in preferred adjusted position.

13. The combination with a car bolster, of

a side bearing member having a stem portion and a bearing portion, means for securing said stem portion to said bolster and adjusting means interposed between said securing means and bolster, said adjusting means being adapted to be shifted from between said securing means and said bolster to a position between said bearing portion and said bolster to effect adjustment of said side bearing member.

14. The combination with a car bolster, of a downwardly depending side bearing member, adjusting means interposed between said side bearing member and bolster adapted to effect an adjustment of said side bearing member, and means on said side bearing member adapted to engage said adjusting means and secure said side bearing member in preferred adjusted position to said bolster.

15fThe combination with a bolster, of a side bearing member, means for holding said side bearing member in said bolster, and

shiftable adjusting means interposed be tween said bolster and side bearing member.

16. The combination with a bolster, of a side bearing member depending downwardly therefrom, a key passed through said side bearing member, and shiftable adjusting {neans interposed between said bolster and rey.

17. The combination with a bolster, of a T-shaped side bearing member mounted therein, a key passed through the stem of said side bearing member, and shiftable adjusting means interposed between said bolster and key.

18. The combination with a bolster, of a side bearing member vertically adjustable relative to said bolster, shiftable adjusting means on said side bearing member and bolster, and means carried by said side bearing member adapted to engage said adjusting means and secure said side bearing member in preferred adjusted position.

19. The combination with a bolster, of a side bearing member mounted in said bolster, shiftable means on said side bearing member engaging with said bolster, and means passed through said side bearing member adapted to engage said shiftable means to secure said side bearing member in preferred vertical position.

20. In a car bolster, a side bearing member of substantially T shape, a vertical recess in said bolster adapted to receive the stem of said T shaped bearing member, shiftable means on the stem of said T shaped bearing member, and an aperture in said bolster to receive said shiftable means, and means for securing the stem of said T shaped bearing member in the said recess and aperture in said bolster.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BURNS D. LOCKWOOD. Witnesses:

FRANK E. MILLER, LILA M. GRUNDER.

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